An
elementary school science teacher, who's a Democrat nominee for the
legislature, got a slap on the wrist from school officials when he
showed 8th grade students a vulgar slide show that repeatedly refers
to President Bush, members of his staff and conservative personalities
as "a--holes."

The
teacher's presentation also included the "S-word" and showed someone
"flipping a bird."

Steve
White of West Limestone High School in Lester, Alabama, got off with
only a "slap on the wrist," according to the Athens local newspaper,
the News Courier.

The
video is in a slideshow format accompanied by a song that repeatedly
uses obscenities. Along with images of Bush, the show includes Secretary
of State Condolezza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, columnist
Ann Coulter and Fox News Channel hosts Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly,
according to reporter Landon Howell, who viewed the video.

One
parent told reporters that she was shocked when she heard her 13-year
old son and his friends talking about the video and using the "vulgar
language contained in it." She said other parents were outraged that
a science teacher was politicizing his class and using obscene language
in a video created to denigrate the President and other Republicans
and conservatives.

School
board member Darin Russell said the board learned of the controversy
a month ago, but it was handled only by Superintendent Barry Carroll
as a "personnel matter," the News Courier reported.

But
when reporters questioned Limestone County Superintendent Barry Carroll,
he said Thursday that he talked with West Limestone High School teacher
Steve White about showing the film.

"It's
a personnel matter, and it's been handled," Carroll said. "Both I
and Principal Stan Davis discussed the matter with him. He's not on
suspension or anything like that."

However,
Carroll refused to specify how he handled it.

Some
parents are saying that's not good enough and that the teacher, principal
and school superintendent should be forced to resign or at least answer
questions instead of hiding from the news media.

Now
that the story is gaining national attention and West Limestone High
School is receiving additional complaints from parents about offensive
material shown to students by teacher Steve White. The school superintendent
is saying the matter is "under investigation" and that he may place
White on administrative leave.

White
ran against Rep. Tommy Carter, D-Elkmont, in 1994 for the District
5 seat. During that Democratic primary, the Alabama Democratic Party
ordered a new election because of balloting errors. Carter, who won
the initial primary by 27 votes, criticized the party for that decision
and tried to stop the new election. In the new election, Carter won
by 1,633 votes.

One
GOP activist, Charles Burke, told reporters covering the story that
he's not surprised at White showing 12 and 13-year olds such profanity.

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"You
have to remember, the guy's a Democrat," he laughed.

In
the past, White also forced one student say "John Kerry rocks" before
leaving class one day, according to students in his science class.

Jim Kouri, CPP
is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs
of Police. He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington
Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the
1980s. He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police
and security officers throughout the country.

He writes for
many police and crime magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times,
The Narc Officer, Campus Law Enforcement Journal, and others. He's appeared
as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including
Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. His book
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